Smart Textile or how body movement can generate power

A fabric designed to power wearable devices by harvesting energy from both sunlight and body movements can be produced on a standard industrial weaving machine, according to a new study.

Scientists in China and the United States have demonstrated how a glove-size piece of the “smart textile” could continuously power an electronic watch or charge a mobile phone using ambient sunlight and gentle body movements.

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